Flu In Linton Eases With Flu Shots Cited
Local flu cases persist around Linton but not severe. GE plant spared heavy impact due to employee flu shots and family inoculations. Community notes include senior Girl Scouts starting a nursery at First Methodist, plus historic flood recalls with McKinley flood of 1897 and 1913 high water events near Linton.
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Linton
Don House
General Electric
First Methodist Church
Dana 2Nd Streets
N.E
Becky Rollison
Marsha Wall
Cathy Ross
Kay Harmon
Susan Spice
Laurie Magid
Linda Truitt
Pam Engle
Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Check in Greene Court
Tom Anderson of Washington pleaded guilty in Greene Circuit Court to issuing a fraudulent check. He was fined one dollar and costs, given a 30 day sentence to the Indiana State Farm, with the sentence suspended.
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Tom Anderson
Washington
Greene
Indiana State Farm
Atheist editor meets Pope in historic Vatican audience
Soviet editor Alexie Adzhubei, son in law of Nikita Khrushchev, met Pope John XXIII at the Vatican. He attended a mass audience and then received an 11 minute private audience in the papal library with his wife Rada Khrushchev present. He called the Pope's peace speech fine and said he was very impressed.
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Vatican City
Wpli
Alexie Adzhubei
John XXIII
Adzhubei
Nikita Khrushchev
Vatican
Rada
Khrushchev
Balzan Foundation
Papal
Kremlin-Vatican
De Gaulle Rejects Meeting Kennedy Over Major Issues
Paris sources say President De Gaulle will not meet President Kennedy while U S and French views diverge on key topics. He vetoes Britain joining the Common Market until Europe is truly European and remains upset over the Nassau nuclear accord with Britain and the United States.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Kennedy
de Gaulle
United States
Britain
Washington
London
U.S
Man Drowns in Union County Flood
Liberty Indiana state police divers recovered the body of Alli son Leavitt 49 from beneath his car in the flood swollen east fork of Whitewater River near Dunlapsville. His 17 year old daughter Phyllis is missing. her purse was found in the area. Wreckers were called to pull the car from the river after it was swept from a flooded road as Leavitt investigated a route to his Connnersville casket company job.
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Liberty
Ind
Union County
Whitewater River
Allison Leavitt
Billingsville
Dunlapsville
Leavitt
Phyllis
Connersville
General Says Caves Not for Missiles
Army intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Ava R. Fitch told the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee that Russia uses Cuban caves to store military equipment and supplies rather than firing missiles. He cited thousands of caves with stored ammunition vehicles and even planes while insisting no strategic nuclear warheads remain in Cuba.
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Washington
Weho— Army
Ava R. Fitch
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Fitch
Cuba
Kennedy
Senate
Indiana House Approves Cigarette Tax Hike and Other Measures
The Indiana House passed 68 to 19 a bill raising the cigarette tax from 3 to 5 cents to aid cities and fund projects including reservoirs and the World War Memorial. A separate 55 to 35 vote sent Kerr-Mills medical aid to the aged to the governor, with Republicans for and Democrats against. The body also approved a study of elderly taxation and defeated a proposed hunting and fishing fee raise. In the Senate, Sen. Kizer’s bid for home voter registration failed after Lt. Gov. Ristine cast the deciding vote.
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Indianapolis
wPl
Indiana House
Senate
Indiana
Kennedy
Th House
Marshall F. Kizer
Plymouth
Richard O. Ristine
Kizer
Keith Fraser
Portland
Bloomfield Doctor Cited for Service at Banquet
Dr. H. B. Turner, Bloomfield physician, attended a banquet at the Severin Hotel in Indianapolis. Lt. General Lewis B. Hershey presented awards to 22 citizens for twenty years of service to the Selective Service System. Colonel Robert K. Custer praised their unselfish dedication to manpower needs during World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Cold War. Dr. Turner served on Indiana Local Board No. 6 of Greene County.
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H. B. Turner
Bloomfield
Severin Hotel
Indianapolis
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Turner
Robert K. Custer
Indiana
Dr. Turner
Greene County
Faubus Claims Arkansas Guard Pilots Recruited for Bay of Pigs
Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus asserts federal officials recruited Arkansas National Guard pilots for the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. Brig. Gen. Frank Bailey denies involvement, saying no Air National Guard planes participated. Faubus says a dozen Arkansas pilots were in Nicaragua and flew combat missions, sworn to secrecy.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orville Faubus
Arkansas National Guard
Air Guard
Frank Bailey
Arkansas Air National Guard
Faubus
Defense Department
Washington
Bailey
Arkansas Air Guard
Bay of Pigs
National Guard
Arkansas Guard
Nicaragua
Kennedy
Store Owner Fends Off Burglars in Night Watch Killing
In Mooresville Indiana a 16 year old intruder was shot and killed during a burglary at Gasburg General Store where owners Robert Jones and Robert Huggard kept overnight vigil. The victim was William Sutherland 16 identified by police. A second teen Farrell Strickland 17 Camby surrendered after fleeing the scene and was held on burglary charges in Morgan County Jail. The weapon used was a BB gun.
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Mooresville
Ind
William Sutherland
Robert Jones
Gasburg
Robert Huggard
Jones
Sutherland
Farrell Strickland
Camby
Strickland
Morgan County
Martinsville
Blaze Rips through Indianapolis Paint Shop
More than 80 firefighters battled a blaze at the Guarantee Auto Paint Company on Indianapolis east side. Spectators swarmed as police added patrols to prevent injuries from possible explosions. Six cars damaged, roof collapsed, building destroyed. two employees escaped unharmed. No immediate damage estimate.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Guarantee Auto Paint Company
Washington Street
U. S. 40
Theuilding
Soviet Troops Reported Leaving Cuba Says State Dept
State Department confirmed some Soviet troops are moving out of Cuba but declined to provide numbers or timing. Press officer Lincoln White said details would come from the Defense Department and that some units are exiting the island.
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Washington
State Department
Cuba
Defense Department
Lincoln White
Worthington Widow Killed Crossing Street in Morning Mishap
Mrs. Nancy Figg a 78 year old widow of Worthington was killed crossing East Main and Washington streets at 7 25 am. A truck driven by William Spencer owner of Spencer s Plumbing shop struck her. The death was attributed to a multiple skull fracture by Dr. Robert Moses Worthington physician. Police chief Charles Pool reported the incident occurred as she crossed the street.
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Worthington
Nancy Figg
East Main
Washington Streets
Robert Moses
Charles Pool
First Flood of 1963 Eases as Rivers Recede in Indiana
United Press International reports the White River at Columbus and Spencer near crest but falling after a brief flood threat. Wabash River rose near Lafayette with a crest and then declined, while statewide temperatures warmed reducing ice and snow on Hoosier highways.
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United Press International
Columbus
Spencer
Indiana
Wabash
Lafayette
South Bend
Evansville
Flood Kills Six in Eastern City after Dam Breach
In Norwich Connecticut heavy rains and melted snow swelled Spalding Pond and breached Mohegan Park dam flooding about four square miles. At least six people were killed and six injured as the rising waters forced hundreds to flee. Rescue workers searched for more victims while widespread power outages left the area in darkness. Police and state troopers moved to guard stores.
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Benjamin Dubicki
Anna Barret
Spalding Pond
Mohegan Park
Wagner Waits in Deadlocked Newspaper Strike
New York mayor Robert F Wagner awaited reports from publishers and striking printers as a deadlocked contract talks stretch into the 90th day. A third union joined the strike with separate sessions ending without agreement while Wagner planned noon and 1 p m meetings to decide next steps. Local 1 of the stereotypers followed, unsure about binding a printers deal.
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New York
Iph
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Stereotypers Union
Times, News, Journal - American
World Telegram & Sun
James J. McMahon
Local 1
Traffic Fatality Near Stop Sign In Indiana Toll Rises
Spencer halted at a stop sign, then moved forward after hearing a scream and found Mrs. Figg beneath his truck. She died at Freeman-Greene County Hospital at 8 12 a m. Funeral plans are pending. Figg survived by two sons Harley and Robert. Police call the crash a freak incident and note Indiana toll reached 168, higher than last year with two other youth deaths nearby.
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Pool
Spencer
Moses
Figg
Harley
Indianapolis
Robert
Worthington
Myer
Indiana
Newburgh
Warsaw
Wilson accuses Navy of unfair bidding practices
Rep Earl Wilson of Indiana and fellow Midwest lawmakers charged the Navy uses biased rules in defense contracts. He cited a prebid requirement to build an item before bidding and access to drawings only after award, and alleged a non competitive $150000 contract with General Atronics of Philadelphia.
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Washington
Earl Wilson
Ind
Navy
Pentagon
General Atronics Corp
Philadelphia
Wilson
General Atronics
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